Font maker Bitstream today released the next version of its Bolt mobile browser. Version 2.1 add tight integration with Facebook and support for HTML5 video. The Bolt browser uses Bitstream’s server-side rendering of web pages making it a full Webkit-based browser for feature phones. There are Java and BREW versions of the browser making it compatible with most feature phones on the market. Bolt is also available for the BlackBerry, and can be configured as the default web browser.
The new Facebook integration in Bolt 2.1 allows users of the browser to work with Facebook instant messaging and to paste links directly to Facebook accounts. The HTML5 video support is in recognition of the growing number of web sites that provide videos in the new format. Bolt 2.1 is also compatible with more sites using streaming Flash video.
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